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After Monday night’s contest between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors, you would have thought that the Timberwolves won a first-round playoff game.? That wasn’t obviously the case; however, Minnesota’s Ryan Gomes led the team to a hard-fought, 109-108 win over the Warriors at Oracle Arena, snapping a 16-game road losing streak.

Gomes got going late in the first quarter, scoring Minnesota’s first eight points of a 13-2 run that gave the T-Wolves a 33-23 lead after one period.? Golden State would respond with a 15-2 run early in the second quarter, capped by Matt Barnes’ steal and dunk; the Warriors would go into halftime leading 52-49.? The Warriors would go into a scoriung drought, making only one basket during a nearly 6-minute span midway through the third period, turning their 8-point lead into a Minnesota 85-80 advantage.

The T-Wolves would build that lead to 11 before the Warriors rallied; Barnes sparked a Golden State 10-1 run by scoring 5 points to pull the Warriors to within 93-91.? But the T-Wolves wouldn’t collapse as a trey by Antoine Walker ended the run.? Minnesota’s Gomes made 2 free throwswith 54.5 seconds left to give the T-Wolves a 109-108 lead, which would be the final scoring margin.? Minnesota’s leading scorer was Gomes with a career-high 35 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, while Al Jefferson would score 21 with 12 boards.? Marko Jaric had a solid game, adding 16 with 8 rebounds and 10 assists; Sebastian Telfair and Rashard McCants chipped in with 15 each.

Golden State was led by Monta Ellis with 28 points, while Barnes added 20 with 7 rebounds and 4 assists; Stephen Jackson scored 18, while Baron Davis poured in 15.? Minnesota (6-34) hopes to extend their win streak to 2 when they host the Phoenix Suns at Target Center Wednesday night, while Golden State (25-18) continues their homestand by hosting the New Jersey Nets Thursday.